Thousands march in Melbourne in support of Carlton United/SABMiller brewery workers

Thousands of union members and supporters marched through the center of Melbourne, Australia on September 8 in support of union members at Carlton United Breweries whose employment conditions came under brutal attack when they were told their pay would be cut by 65% under the terms of a new sub-contracting arrangement. The unions rejected the company's diktat and have maintained round-the-clock protests at the plant.

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The International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations (IUF) is an international federation of trade unions representing workers employed in agriculture and plantations; the preparation and manufacture of food and beverages; hotels, restaurants and catering services; all stages of tobacco processing. The IUF is composed of 421 affiliated trade unions in 127 countries representing over 10 million workers.